A Mouth That Could Keep Talking Should Say More, and Thoroughly Ruin the Relationship Between Brother Lin and Me

If someone claimed they could take on thirty or forty people without breaking a sweat, someone would surely tell them, "Can you die if you don't brag?"

But now...

Yuan Jiang felt a chill run through his body as he stared at the scene before him.

The wails reached his ears.

They filled him with an indescribable dread.

He gazed at Lin Fan, who stood there tall and straight, handsome and distinguished, with an air of remarkable grace. It all felt like a dream.

No, the underlings he'd brought with him had been taken down just like that, with hardly any effort.

One man had fought thirty or forty people alone, and not only was he unharmed, he'd knocked every last one of them flat. Yuan Jiang couldn't accept it.

"I'm dreaming. I have to be dreaming."

Yuan Jiang rubbed his eyes and, without thinking, slapped himself twice. The sharp smacks rang out, and the pain that followed made him realize at once that this wasn't a dream. It was real.

"Who else?"

Lin Fan panted slightly and roared in anger, looking at Yuan Jiang. "Is that all you've got? Where are the experts? Don't you have any?"

So far,

he was only a little tired. If they wanted to keep fighting, he could still do it. Even if another twenty or thirty people showed up, it wouldn't be a problem.

Where was his limit?

He didn't know. His body hadn't reached it yet. He desperately wanted an expert to push him into a corner, but unfortunately, Yuan Jiang didn't know anyone like that.

Yuan Jiang's mind was in a daze. He knew Lin Fan could fight, but he'd never imagined he could fight this well.

Damn.

Was this even human?

Yuan Jiang wanted to run, but his damn legs had gone numb and wouldn't obey him. No matter how desperately he tried to move, all he managed was half a step.

The commotion here was simply too loud.

The poor residents of the shantytown had heard it. A few bold ones secretly peered out, hoping to see how things turned out. But when they witnessed the scene with their own eyes,

they all stood frozen in shock, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Lin Fan walked toward Yuan Jiang. The closer he got, the more Yuan Jiang's heart trembled against his will, filling him with an indescribable terror.

"L-Lin Fan, what are you going to do?"

Yuan Jiang's face went deathly pale. He was truly starting to panic.

He'd thought he could seize this chance to take Lin Fan down with sheer numbers. Who could've guessed things would turn out like this?

As a hall master, he might be afraid, but he absolutely couldn't back down. If word got out, where would that leave Yuan Jiang's dignity?

"Beat you up."

He wanted to drive Yuan Jiang to the brink, forcing him to do everything he could to find an expert. If Yuan Jiang really found one, Lin Fan would be able to touch the Martial Way.

Just as he was about to reach Yuan Jiang and humiliate him thoroughly, an urgent shout came from the distance.

"Brother Lin! Brother Lin..."

Steward Li came running over. When he reached Lin Fan, he bent over, clutching his side, and panted heavily. After hearing what had happened, he hadn't dared waste even a moment.

Seeing the gang members sprawled all over the ground, wailing and groaning, gave him a much deeper appreciation of just how formidable Lin Fan was.

Wasn't this a little too impressive?

"What are you here for?"

Lin Fan's manner was cold. He showed none of his usual warmth, keeping his distance instead. This delighted Steward Li.

That was right. This was exactly the attitude he needed.

No matter what, Yuan Jiang had to take the blame.

Steward Li was still in a hurry. He turned to Yuan Jiang and said angrily, "Yuan Jiang, what do you think you're doing? Brother Lin is a dear friend of mine, my sworn brother, and you went and did something like this. Do you realize you're ruining the relationship between Brother Lin and me?"

Then he immediately tried to soothe Lin Fan.

"Brother Lin, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! Please don't let him come between us."

Steward Li did his best to show that he wanted to repair their damaged relationship.

He was putting on a show for the gang leader, who was watching from not far away. At the same time, he frantically signaled to Lin Fan with his eyes.

Lin Fan noticed Steward Li's look and glanced out of the corner of his eye toward the distance. He seemed to catch sight of a familiar face and suddenly remembered: wasn't that Sun Xiao, the Fierce Tiger Gang's leader?

Sun Xiao hadn't shown himself. He was clearly watching them.

During this time, Lin Fan had been freeloading off Steward Li, and he knew the other man wanted to recruit him. The one giving orders behind the scenes had to be Sun Xiao. Of course, Steward Li wasn't stupid; he probably knew Lin Fan had been bringing his brothers along to eat and drink for free.

But neither of them had said it aloud.

After all, Steward Li had been getting something out of it too.

Now Steward Li kept bringing up his relationship with Lin Fan. His meaning was clear: he wanted to pin the reason he couldn't recruit Lin Fan on Yuan Jiang.

Once he thought it through, Lin Fan understood.

"Hmph. Steward Li, is this how the Fierce Tiger Gang does things? Yuan Jiang kills someone, then wants my brother to take the blame for him. My brother refuses, so he sends people to beat me up. Fine. Fine. Very good."

"I, Lin Fan, wasn't raised to be scared. Whatever tricks the Fierce Tiger Gang has, bring them on."

Lin Fan raised his voice to make sure everyone present could hear him.

Especially Sun Xiao.

"Oh, Brother Lin, calm down. This really is a misunderstanding!"

Steward Li wanted to applaud Lin Fan. Yes, exactly like that. As expected of Brother Lin—one look, and he understood immediately. I know you're not easy to recruit, but as long as we keep up the act, there'll be plenty more days of free meals ahead.

"Misunderstanding? I don't think this is a misunderstanding at all," Lin Fan said.

Steward Li kept exclaiming in dismay, then glared at Yuan Jiang. "Look at the mess you've made! Hurry up and apologize to Brother Lin!"

Yuan Jiang, who'd been standing there in a daze, came back to himself. Seeing Steward Li dare to reprimand him, he roared angrily, "You piece of shit, Li! Did you get your head caught in a door or something? You want me to apologize to him? Let me tell you, don't think you can act above the law in front of me just because the gang leader trusts you. In my eyes, you're nothing but a dog."

"What did you say?"

Steward Li flew into a rage. What Yuan Jiang said was true, but saying it so bluntly was another matter entirely.

"You're just the gang leader's dog."

"You—you..."

Steward Li pointed furiously at Yuan Jiang, his finger trembling violently.

But inside, he was delighted.

Keep it up.

Say more, if you can. I'm doing everything I can to show that I want to mend things with Brother Lin, while you, Yuan Jiang, keep ruining it. We need the gang leader to see this.

It's not that I failed to recruit him. You, Yuan Jiang, offended Brother Lin beyond repair.

Yuan Jiang glared at Lin Fan. "Lin, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you can fight. I've got plenty of ways to deal with you. What happened between us today means we're enemies now. Just you wait."

With that, Yuan Jiang tried to slip away.

A wise man didn't eat a loss when it was right in front of him. He'd thrown out a couple of threats to save face. That was enough.

He was afraid that if he stayed, Lin Fan would beat him senseless.

His side was out of people. If Lin Fan really did beat him up, there'd be nobody to stop it.

"Just you wait? Don't wait. Let's do it now."

Lin Fan kicked Yuan Jiang down as he turned to leave. Yuan Jiang let out a cry, and Lin Fan picked up a wooden club and started laying into him.

In an instant, screams rang out one after another.

Steward Li was secretly delighted, but still called out to stop him.

"Brother Lin, stop! Please, stop!"

Not far away, Sun Xiao watched the scene with a furrowed brow. He didn't step in. Instead, he turned his gaze to the gang members sprawled on the ground and counted them carefully. He hadn't realized just how bad it was until he counted.

Good heavens, thirty-eight people.

That strength was simply terrifying.

He had to recruit Lin Fan. No matter what.

And Yuan Jiang deserved the beating. Sun Xiao might be the gang leader, but the few hall masters under him had started getting ideas of their own as their entourages grew.

Sometimes, they needed to be put in their place.

Watching Yuan Jiang scream as the club rained down on him, Sun Xiao couldn't help laughing. Whether the sight amused him or made him angry enough to laugh, he didn't know. All he knew was that he wanted to laugh.